Anglo South Africa settles silicosis case with 23 gold miners

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Anglo South Africa settles silicosis case with 23 gold miners

By Ed Cropley JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Anglo American's South African arm has settled a compensation claim by 23 gold miners with the lung disease silicosis, bringing an industry-wide deal potentially worth hundreds of millions of dollars closer, a lawyer said on Wednesday. Details of the settlement are confidential although Richard Meeran, the London-based lawyer who first brought the suit against the global mining giant in 2004, said he and his clients were "very happy" with the deal. ...

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